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2023 Homewood game scheduled for this Thursday

Yeseo Lim March 15, 2023

Centennial High School Sport for Life students will play athletes from the Homewood Center in our annual basketball game during fourth period on Thursday, March 16, 2023 (B day). The game is expected to...

The Rihanna revitalization

The Rihanna revitalization

Ryan Doody March 14, 2023

After nearly a seven year hiatus, pop/R&B artist Rihanna is back and better than ever as arguably the most prominent female figure in the music industry. At approximately 8:30 pm EST on February 12,...

What do Centennial High School Students think about the new start time?

Abby Conrad and Dawood Kashif March 7, 2023

Next school year, high schools will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 2:45 pm, pushing the school day later by about thirty minutes. What are Centennial students' opinions on the later start times? Watch the...

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Maryland officials encourage hunting to regulate high deer populations

Alice Kim and Hannah Kim March 7, 2023

On January 6, 2023, the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks opened the hunting season of white-tailed deer for licensed Maryland hunters. Hunters were contracted to hunt only until 120 deer...

2023 regional Poetry Out Loud competition

Yeseo Lim March 3, 2023

On February 26, 2023, students Renee Wu and Zhuoyu Yang represented Centennial at the regional Poetry Out Loud competition. The event was held at the Howard County Center for the Arts and included numerous...

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Deshaun Watson at his introductory press conference after he was traded to the Cleveland Browns.

How one contract changed the NFL’s quarterback market forever

Jackson Palich February 28, 2023

With the Super Bowl occurring over two weeks ago and the NFL free agency period quickly approaching, some teams have a big problem on their hands: paying their starting quarterbacks.  Why have some...

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90 seconds till the ultimate death: Doomsday clock update

Alice Kim and Hannah Kim February 27, 2023

We live in a world that is constantly surrounded by the frequent question of when the world will end. Throughout history, there have been many hypotheses to this question, namely the great change from...

The sports scarcity

The sports scarcity

Ryan Doody February 27, 2023

The sports season is usually the most fun, chaotic, and rewarding time of the year for students in high school, but something is causing some students at Centennial to opt out of these opportunities this...

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Senior Superlatives can be a popularity contest

Abigail Ben February 27, 2023

Each year, seniors recognize some unique qualities that set them apart from their graduating class. However, many of the survey questions highlight traits that can act as a popularity contest. Senior...

Howard County BOE school start times evaluation results

Yeseo Lim February 24, 2023

On February 23, 2023, the Howard County Board of Education finalized the adjusted school start times that have been the topic of much discussion and deliberation over the past year. With this new schedule,...

Collapse of the commercials

Ryan Brown February 24, 2023

This year we had the privilege of listening to two insufferable fanbases, the Chiefs and Eagles, for two weeks before cleats touched the field. Fans drank themselves to sleep before Chris Stapleton even...

Passion projects of the Centennial student body

Blenda Undrakhbold and Tavroop Kaur February 23, 2023

At the ring of the first-period bell at 7:25 am, Centennial students begin their regimented schedule of learning, practice, and repeat for seven hours, five days a week for 10 months a year. They plod...

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